The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-12-03


Full line of canned goods and nice
lot of Bulk Pickles. Just received by w
B. Anderson & Co.
w. B. Anderson & Co.'s is headquar
ters for fireworks. Fire crackers $1.25
per box, 30 packs in the box.
Mr. Thos. X. Davis Jr., of the lEender'
sonville Times, is in. the city. He re
ports his town as lively and rapidly i'm
proving.
Mr. Locke Craig ran down to the city
from his Bears Den on Black Mountain
yesterday. His many friends ueIe
pleased to meet him.
Mr.. J. II. Atkins, the town builder Of
Western North Carolina who is doing
good work at the new town of Memo, Nc,
| DoWell county, is in the city for few
days. He says Mcdowell is growing
rapidly in population and enterprise.
The types made us say that the memo
rable snow of last winter began on the
18th. We wrote the 4th. The storm
began on Friday night the 4th, continu-
ing with interruptions through Sunday
into Monday morning, its greatest yiol,
ence being through Sunday night until
its cessation about II O'Clock Monday
morning.
We had a visit yesterday morning
from DR.. Schenck, physician in charge
at the Red Marble Gap Quarters. He
says the work up the mouth of the
tunnel is so lar advanced that mex week
the quarters will be removed to q new
camp on the top of the level to be known
as Camp Robinson in honor Of the Hon.
janis l.. Robinson. whose +e. CeB were
so conspicuous in the legislation affecting
the extension of the road to Murphy.
DR.. Schenck says the work on the
tunnel will be prosecuted (unless subse-
quent changes in plan are made) and
that it is lntimated that it will be COM
pleted IL eighteen months.
DR.. Battle has just returned from 3
trip to Colorado where he was summon
ed to attcnd and convey to A,heville
Mrs. Barrett of New York City who was
last winter his patient, and a guest at
the Battery Park Hotel. Mrs. Barrett is
tho daughter of Hon. A. Foster Higgins,
Z
Mrs. Barrett steedily improved last win
ter during her soiourn in Asheville, but
her family, thinking a change might
brneii, her, in the spring removed her to
Colorado. In this they were disappoint-
ed; hence their return to Asheyil!e.
The Doctor on his arrival at Colorado
found the party, consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barrett and their three children,
MIR. and Airs. Higgins and Mrs, Wright
awaiting his arrival, and eager for a start
to Asheville. He found Mr.. Barrett's
young son i'll, but started on the return
reluctantly. The journey had hardly
commenced before his fears were realiz-
ed, and the illness Of Master Barrett
developed into diphtheria, and the little
fellow died at Kansas City. AS soon SIS
the Doctor became convinced that the
case was diphtheria, he qnarantin i the
| body and none of the f>"iily saw him
| afterward. lie seHarted IL, party, bring
| ing Mrs. Barrett and her father and
mother in special car with himself, and
sending the remainder of the family by
another route. The child died in the
saloon Of the special car which was then
sealed and fumigated, and the bedding
| burned. The remains o. the boy were
sent to New York. The portion of the
family who came in the special car are at
present at tee Hospital in this city, but
will take apartments at the Battery Park
after proper time IN quarantine. The
balance of the party have not yet reach
ed the city and will not for day or two
| 1t is altogether cad case and the
h0reaved family have The heartfelt sym
pathy of many friends, both here and at
home.